I think this is great. I also wonder about people who have had to go through all the skin grafts. I wonder if there is any way they can use this technology to improve their situations.

I remember the boy who was set on fire by his father years ago. He was burned so badly he could hardly move after he healed. I believe he did pass away, but I wonder what the technology could do for others who had his level of burns and live with all the scars.

I also wonder about people who have had to go through all the skin grafts. I wonder if there is any way they can use this technology to improve their situations.

I was wondering the same thing. Also, in other areas of disfigurement--even cosmetic surgery. I have a second cousin in England. As a little boy, he was reaching over the stove for some biscuits (cookies) and there was some kind of boiling liquid on the stove. It poured all down him like this little boy. He's 40 or so now.

Perhaps the upfront costs are higher, but they must be lower in total with this... one day in a burn unit must cost a couple thousand dollars at least - with this you get faster healing, less pain, less need for plastic surgery, less chance of infection because of the faster healing - traditional skin grafts wouldn’t be cheap either.

Second degree burns might not need skin grafts so maybe that’s where they’re saying this is more expensive but the speed of healing and the excellent cosmetic and functional results should make up for it.

I have taken care of burn patients that had to have dressing removed each shift and a silver based cream applied...we gave the patient morphine before doing the dressing and it was still so painful. Horrible job to have to do knowing your going to inflict pain no matter how carefully you do the dressings....I’d rather be shot than get a 2 or 3rd degree burn...Severe sunburn with blisters is a second degree burn and is awful to treat also...3rd degree burns cause muslcle to be gone. Not just skin, they are horrid.....

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